Satire

In a heartfelt press conference, featuring Nintendo CEO, Satoru Iwata, Nintendo begged blockbuster publisher Ubisoft to keep making games for their languishing, largely unsupported console.  Forgotten by Activision, ignored by Electronic Arts, Nintendo finds its lone third-party friend trying to ditch out, like the last person to leave a really lame party. Iwata read a...

Microsoft has as a history of unpopular decisions and this summer has been no different.  In only the last few months Microsoft has released the Ebola virus in the United States and made prank phone calls to Israel using Palestine’s cell phone.  Suffice it say, good ol’ Phil Spencer has some things to answer for...

Pre-Order DLC has long been a point of contention between fans and publishers, with fans venting frustration over being locked out of content because they are uninterested in committing $60 to a specific store on a specific date.  Ostensibly, pre-orders don’t provide the customer with much except the guarantee that they will end up with...

What are video games these days?  Once upon a time consumers used to peruse the glass cases of department stores or the wire racks of their local game retailer where some chubby, glasses-wearing nerd behind the counter would harass you for buying a strategy guide.  The days of those awkward over-the-counter interactions are a thing...